One Plus Twelve - March

 

Hi friends!

Today's card is for my very VERY favorite card series -

One Plus Twelve :)

The idea I take one stamp 

- and only one stamp - 

and use it creatively twelve different times!

This year, I chose my favorite flower - Magnolias -

and I'm using the Magnolia stamp and die from Altenew.

For March, I knew I wanted to use my favorite color green <3

This month always reminds me of spring

and everything turning green again with new growth, new life!

I did some stamped line watercoloring,

although it wasn't as successful as I'd hoped, I still like it :)

To create this card, it took a lot of different products and layers

so let me walk you through it!

Here's my card:

I started a base layer of cardstock and used my striped stencil

to create the subtle lines with Ranger distress ink in Shabby Shutters.

I blended the ink with the stencil using the using the new-to-me

 scrapbook.com domed blenders and they are amazing!

Once that was done, I used a small rectangle stitched die to 

die cut 3 matching panels as a backdrop.

Next up,  I used another distress ink in Peeled Paint to stamp the image 

and used a paint brush and water to pull the ink 

After that was dry, I used the matching die cut for the magnolia

and popped that up on foam, too - and added a sentiment and sequins.

And that's my March One Plus Twelve card!

Thanks for stopping by!

One Plus Twelve - February

 

Hi friends!

Today, I've got the blues ...

as in blue inks, blue paint, blue cardstock!

February is usually all about the reds,

but my card today is a wintery, shimmery pop of blue.

This is my February card for my One Plus Twelve card challenge ~

where each year I pick just one stamp, use it twelve times!

The idea was a creative way to stretch my stamps

and not just use them 'one and done.'

2021's stamp is Altenew's Build-A-Flower Magnolia,

my very VERY favorite flower :)

My card had a little outfit change.

I started with the card base and stamped the magnolia onto vellum:

I was most unimpressed!

I knew immediately it was a mistake and thought this card was done :(

Once you glue vellum done, it rips the paper taking it off.

I quickly stamped out another magnolia onto vellum (again)

and also one on white cardstock - neenah solar white.

I used my markers to color the white cardstock 

and placed the new vellum on top of it - to give it a subtle look.

The sentiment is from anothe Altenew sentiment stamp set

and could not be more true for me.

These words were just calling my heart!

This is my 3rd year doing this fun challenge ~

and my friends Barb and Jeanette are joining me, too.

I love all the tags I've gotten so far of people telling me they 

are joining in ~ it's a thrilling experience to choose 'the one'

and find so many different and creative ways to use the same stamp!

I found a new to me stamp company last month

and, if I'm still doing this challenge, 

 I may have already found my stamp for next year ...

11 months early!

Thanks for stopping by!